Mich. cop, 29, dies while jogging

By PoliceOne Staff GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A 29-year-old police officer died of an apparent heart attack while jogging Saturday. GRPD Chief Kevin Belk said Andrew Rusticus had been training for an agility test to become a K-9 handler when he was found lying in the road near his home…

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Man who brought Hacker-Craft back dies at 84

HAGUE — The man who resurrected the luxurious Hacker-Craft antique boat business died this week. William Morgan, 84, died Tuesday at Glens Falls Hospital, after being involved for more than four decades in crafting boats, Hacker-Craft spokesman Ken Rawley said. “He’ll be dearly missed,” said Tim Gautreau, a boat builder…

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Conn. detective in coma since 2003 dies

By PoliceOne Staff NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A detective succumbed to severe head injuries sustained in a 2003 car accident Wednesday. The accident occurred when a vehicle traveling in the wrong lane struck the patrol car of Detective Andrew Faggio, who was on his way to a stakeout assignment, according…

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Ill. cop killer, denied parole, dies in prison

By PoliceOne Staff CHICAGO — A former Chicago inmate who killed two police officers in a bank robbery died in prison, the Chicago Tribune reported. Henry Michael Gargano, 79, died October 13 in a North Carolina federal medical correctional center, the Federal Bureau of Prisons stated in a notice sent…

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Deputy sheriff dies after heart attack on duty

Author: PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie By PoliceOne Staff BURLEIGH COUNTY, N.D. — A deputy sheriff who was arresting a suspect suffered a fatal heart attack early Wednesday morning, preliminary autopsy results indicate. Bryan Sleeper, 39, attempted to subdue a combative suspect who a fellow deputy had stopped for speeding,…

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